Poppi had a wifeAnd she was black and Poppi was white (shout it out)Everything was rollin' great (shout it out)'Til some man called her race a disgraceOh no

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Well Poppi went down to the riverTo defend the honor of his wife(somebody's killin' somebody)Gonna drown the man in the water (shout it out)And the water was shiny like a new knifeBut Poppi stopped at the banks of the DeltaHe said this sure ain't worth this man's lifeSomeday the wind of changeIs gonna blow on throughAnd put all of these jokers rightC'mon and sing now

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Chuck D Rap:Papa got a brand new bagDelta blues got 'em dazed and confusedCame a long way crazySeems the abuseIs racism's babyIt's wild'Cause I connect the word with painNow some smile when they scream the name?Funny how the times have changedAnd the rhymes have changedBut some cat's frame remains the sameAgitating adjectiveWhat gives? die n word dieBut I wanna liveKnown' all thisWhere the word came fromI must be 3 times stupidAnd stuck on dumbIf I use it and confuse itWith a term of loveNow popular cultureCan't stop 'til it gets enoughUnderlined in marketing campaignsI feel underminedHeard the n word promotes the bottom lineDown by the river there's a great divideLet's ride

Don't call me nigga 'cause you know I don't like it like thatDon't call me nigga 'cause you know I don't like it like thatDon't call me nigga 'cause you know I don't like it like thatDon't call me nigga 'cause you know I don't like it like that

Shout it outYeah Shout it outTell the worldShout it outI saidHey oHey oHey oHey oO PoppiHey oHey oTell the worldYeah Yeah YeahTell the worldThat it ain't rightTell the worldDon't set us back oh PoppiDon't set us back now PoppiTell the world